Andrey Leonov's Linkedin Analytics

Results oriented CFO, FP&A head, Sr. Finance Manager, Sr. Business Partner Located in Europe now, flexible to move, ready to jump in to drive results • 20+ years in listed and startups finance: e.g. Experian JV, InBev, The Coca-Cola, Sber • Champion action-oriented finance business partnering at operational and strategy levels; • Investment efficiency and productivity with financial analysis and data insights; • ROI and EBIT performance management International FMCG, FinTech, IT, Media B2B, B2BC; • Digital finance transformation; simplification; • Motivated and coached BPA teams and ERP systems from scratch Locations: remote or inhouse Europe, MENA, CIS, other FP&A, MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND BUSINESS PARTNERING- revised reporting to provide meaningful base for decision making, day 2-3 fast close REAL ON-HAND FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL TEAMS COACHING raised from stand-alone raw accounting and EXCEL Pivots/BI to 5+ BPA well motivated teams FUNCTION RESTRUCTURING reformed and centralized operational & finance functions to become BP PLANNING, FORECASTING, BUDGETING- introduced budget calendar and regular actual vs budget variance analysis PEOPLE MANAGEMENT, MOTIVATION SCHEMES - built new finance teams, introduced KPI based performance management SYSTEMS ERP/SAP/1c/Sales/Internal DocsFlow - upgraded existing SAP substance with automated Doc flow solution, migrated to SAP M&A DDU- supported actual M&A deals $100m+ INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, BIG 4 AUDIT, SHARED SERVICE – performed from M&A to NASDAQ/SOX compliant, PWC and E&Y audits, build shared service to efficient and timely reporting, maintained relationship with auditors, reduced cost of audit on 30%, TREASURY, BANK FINANCING, CREDIT CONTROL, FUNDRAISING - raised and refinanced $100m+ loans to decrease interest costs and wacc by optimized bank debt portfolio, established and led credit control committee to avoid overdue payments at early stages resulted in decreased of 75% av. payment days SALES & MARKETING, SUPPLY CHAIN & PRODUCTION CONTROLLING, COST OPTIMIZATION- introduced robust OPEX controlling, reduced OPEX- maximized margin in trade value chain, set up commercial controlling to perform extra 5% gross margin in wine distribution, ensured robust COGS variance analysis, passed PWC audits of IFRS accounts and reports; introduced tax management function with proactive tax management process